Exhibition Records

Summary

Collection ID:: Accession 17-183
Creators:: National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
Dates:: 1964-1978, 1982, 1987-1989, 1995, 1998, undated
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1.27 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of materials documenting the Foucault Pendulum exhibit at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), previously known as Museum of History and Technology (MHT), 1957-1969, and the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), 1969-1980. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; picture postcards; black-and-white transparencies; color transparencies; photographs; clippings; exhibition catalogs; exhibition scripts; drawings; a button; a lapel pin; cable samples; and other related materials.

Administration

Oversize

This collection contains oversize material.

Author

Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives

Notes

SI Records

Using the Collection

Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-183, National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology, Exhibition Records

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National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Foucault's pendulum	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Repository Contact

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Washington, D.C.

Exhibition Records, 1964-1978, 1982, 1987-1989, 1995, 1998, undated